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pent-up

[pent-uhp]

pent-up

[pent-uhp]
adjective
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed: pent-up emotions; pent-up rage.

Origin:
1705–15; adj. use of verb phrase pent up


repressed, suppressed, bottled-up.

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Pent-up is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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pent-up
 
adj
1.  not released; repressed: pent-up emotions
2.  kept unwillingly: I've been pent up in this office for over a year

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